« I was annoyed »: These footballers are angry with themselves
She imagined the top duel a little differently, but her confidence remains. « I was annoyed, » admitted Kimberley Dos Santos. Because Racing did not take the chance to make a preliminary decision in the women’s football championship at the weekend. The team of long -time international is still on the title course. « I am still convinced that we can get the double, but we can’t take the matter lightly, » she said.
Last Saturday, the multiple title winner Dos Santos involuntarily contributed to the persecutor Swift Hesperingen that Racing gave a 2-0 lead out of his hand and ultimately had to be satisfied with a 2-2. Karoline Kohr, who switched from racing to Hesperingen before the season, converted a penalty in the final minutes (88. ‘) to compensate. Dos Santos had caused him. « I wanted to take the ball with the pool, but he went by hand, » she reported.
We were clearly better than Hesperingen. But then we let the opponents play.
Kimberley dos Santos
In the domestic stadium, Racing had looked for Racing for a long time as if the defending champion would expand his lead from five to eight points before the last five season games. Yasmine Sennane (38. ‘) and Amina Boissou (45.+2nd’) provided the 2-0 half-time lead. It was also bitter for Hesperingen that the national players Amy Thompson and Andreia Machado had to be injured. « We were clearly better than Hesperingen. But then we let the opponents play, » said Dos Santos, who himself had two chances to score. Coraline Corplet succeeded (75. ‘).
Amina Boissou, here in a duel with Hesperingen’s Hayette Ghodbane (left), scored 2-0 before the break whistle. Photo: Ben Majerus
« It is frustrating. We had the opportunity to make a preliminary decision in the championship, » said the disappointed captain Julie Wojdyla. « Annoying », sports director Pia Juchem called the result. « We dealt with our chances very negligently. » The five points lead are not really a reason to worry. « We have it in our own hands, » said Juchem.
Many losses, but also profits
It is no surprise for outsiders that women from the capital from the capital went out as the leadership of the best four and now have to survive against SC Ell and Junglinster. After all, Racing has dominated Luxembourg women’s football in recent years and has won all titles since the 2020/21 season.
I doubted whether we can become a master again.
Kimberley dos Santos
And yet the team had started this season among the signs than the years earlier. Racing had lost important players to the strongest competitors. Goal scorer Kohr as well as Alexia Richards and Léa Pizzentmenti moved to Hesperingen, and the current second place in the table SWIFT signed well -known Luxembourg women such as Thompson, Machado and Andreia Faria. The previous racing national players Marta Estevez and Catarina Lavinas went abroad.
« At the beginning of the season we were far from being a favorite. Everyone had already buried us, » said Wojdyla in retrospect. But Racing made Kluge Transfers, the new obligations fit well with the remaining team core. Trainer Elodie Martins formed a strong collective. « You have to find the right profiles, football and mentally, » said the French woman. « Our main strength this season is that our new players have integrated very well and that the team quickly found together. The collective game is also our strength. We have a nice game structure and work out many opportunities, » said Juchem.
Trainer Elodie Martins shaped a strong unit around captain Julie Wojdyla (right). Photo: Ben Majerus
It was a comeback season for Dos Santos. She had had to suspend for months because of a knee surgery, in July 2024 she was used for the first time in the national team for the first time. Because of the many departures during racing, she was worried. « I doubted whether we can become a master again, » she said. The 27-year-old could not assess how it would go with the new additions and was then pleasantly surprised. « I never thought that the new ones were so strong. »
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She also made the basis for being able to practice her sport as professional as never before. Dos Santos has been part of the army’s elite port section since the previous year. In the field, she returned to old strength after the convalescence. And their team played an unexpectedly strong season. In the cup she threw Hesperingen from the competition in the round of 16. So Dos Santos and Racing have the chance of two titles again. The result in the top game does not change that.
Bettemburg returns to the upper house
Almost eleven months after the farewell from the first division, the two -time champion SC Bettemburg made the direct return early. The women’s team of coach Loïc Hoffmann achieved a 13: 0 against the second racing team on Saturday. The league leader is 17 points ahead of the second Käerjeng and can no longer be obtained in the remaining five games.
« We look forward to our return to the first division and also that we made it with a lead. So we can prepare for the new season at an early stage, » the coach commented on the promotion. Bettemburg, champion from 2017 and 2019, had to go to the second division after the defeat in the barrage game at the end of May 2024 against Mertert-Wasserbillig. The previous season had been very difficult after a big change.
